The Lucky Number

{{short description|1932 film}}

{{About|the 1933 film|similar uses|Lucky number (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox film

|name = The Lucky Number

|image =File:The Lucky Number.jpg

|caption =

|director = Anthony Asquith

|producer = Michael Balcon

|writer = Anthony Asquith
Douglas Furber
Franz Schulz

|starring = Clifford Mollison
Gordon Harker
Joan Wyndham

|music = Mischa Spoliansky

|cinematography = Günther Krampf
Derick Williams

|studio = Gainsborough Pictures

|distributor = Ideal Films

|released = {{Film date|1933|08|01|df=yes}}

|runtime = 72 minutes

|country = United Kingdom

|language = English

}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

The Lucky Number is a 1933 British sports comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clifford Mollison, Gordon Harker, Joan Wyndham and Frank Pettingell. The screenplay concerns a professional footballer who attempts to recover a winning pools ticket.{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6af5d6cc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911044455/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6af5d6cc|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2018|title=The Lucky Number|publisher=British Film Institute|accessdate=10 September 2018}} The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at Islington and Welwyn StudiosWood p.75. with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The football scenes were filmed in and around Highbury Stadium in North London.